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Spring 2025  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (53960)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 21 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53960/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2025  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (54499)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 02:30PM - 03:20PM
UMTC, East Bank
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54499/1253
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (19913)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 103
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19913/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (19914)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 32
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (10 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19914/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (20095)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 30
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20095/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (19915)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Tue, Thu 01:25PM - 03:20PM
UMTC, East Bank
Mechanical Engineering 321
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19915/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (19916)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Wed 03:35PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 16
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (12 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Notes:
This class meets two days a week synchronously equaling 4 hours of in-person instruction and an additional ~50 minutes of asynchronous activities.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This five-credit course is designed for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. It focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing using a task-based approach.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Written Homework Other Grading Information: -8 spoken assignments (10%) -2 online group discussions (Foros) (5%) -Daily activities in MySpanishLab (15%) -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework (5%) -1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange (5%)
Exam Format:
-2-part midterm exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online) -2-part final exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online)
Class Format:
Online with handwritten exams
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
16 Homework Assignment(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: 1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange -2 online group discussions -Daily activities in MySpanishLab -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19916/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 006: Beginning Spanish (32123)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 30
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent. If you've studied some Spanish and are unsure if SPAN 1001 or SPAN 1022 is a better fit for you, you can use the Beginning Spanish Class Recommendation Tool (https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eRNMZP0kAnhHY22) to see what you know and receive a recommendation based on your current skills.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32123/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (54492)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 5
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (22 of 23 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54492/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (55353)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 02:30PM - 03:20PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (22 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This five-credit course is designed for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. It focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing using a task-based approach.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Written Homework Other Grading Information: -8 spoken assignments (10%) -2 online group discussions (Foros) (5%) -Daily activities in MySpanishLab (15%) -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework (5%) -1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange (5%)
Exam Format:
-2-part midterm exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online) -2-part final exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online)
Class Format:
Online with handwritten exams
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
16 Homework Assignment(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: 1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange -2 online group discussions -Daily activities in MySpanishLab -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55353/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2024  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (68644)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Ford Hall B10
Enrollment Status:
Open (20 of 22 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68644/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (20500)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 32
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (24 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20500/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (20501)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 104
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (24 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20501/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (20745)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Closed (0 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20745/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (20502)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
Enrollment Status:
Open (22 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20502/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (20503)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Mon, Wed 03:35PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 31
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (24 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets two days a week synchronously equaling 4 hours of in-person instruction and an additional ~50 minutes of asynchronous activities.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This five-credit course is designed for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. It focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing using a task-based approach.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Written Homework Other Grading Information: -8 spoken assignments (10%) -2 online group discussions (Foros) (5%) -Daily activities in MySpanishLab (15%) -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework (5%) -1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange (5%)
Exam Format:
-2-part midterm exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online) -2-part final exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online)
Class Format:
Online with handwritten exams
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
16 Homework Assignment(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: 1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange -2 online group discussions -Daily activities in MySpanishLab -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20503/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (55287)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 123
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55287/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2023  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (67804)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 02:30PM - 03:20PM
UMTC, East Bank
Ford Hall 151
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67804/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2022  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (21392)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 123
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21392/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2022  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (21393)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 104
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21393/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2022  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (21904)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21904/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2022  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (21394)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 32
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (24 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21394/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2022  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (21395)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Mon, Wed 03:35PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 31
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets two days a week synchronously equaling 4 hours of in-person instruction and an additional ~50 minutes of asynchronous activities.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This five-credit course is designed for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. It focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing using a task-based approach.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Written Homework Other Grading Information: -8 spoken assignments (10%) -2 online group discussions (Foros) (5%) -Daily activities in MySpanishLab (15%) -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework (5%) -1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange (5%)
Exam Format:
-2-part midterm exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online) -2-part final exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online)
Class Format:
Online with handwritten exams
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
16 Homework Assignment(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: 1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange -2 online group discussions -Daily activities in MySpanishLab -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21395/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Spring 2022  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (66495)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets synchronously M-Th, with online asynchronous activities on Fridays.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66495/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2021  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (33269)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 8
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33269/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2021  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (33270)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 8
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33270/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2021  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (35702)

Instructor(s)
No instructor assigned
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
UMTC, East Bank
Enrollment Status:
Closed (0 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35702/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2021  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (33271)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Kolthoff Hall 138
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
Students meet 4 days in person, with 1 (Friday) asynchronous day of online instruction.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33271/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2021  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (33272)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Partially Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Mon, Wed 03:35PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 123
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
UMTC, East Bank
UMN ONLINE-HYB
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and/or three or more years away from Spanish language study; and dept consent
Class Notes:
This class meets two days a week synchronously equaling 4 hours of in-person instruction and an additional ~50 minutes of asynchronous activities.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This five-credit course is designed for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. It focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing using a task-based approach.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Written Homework Other Grading Information: -8 spoken assignments (10%) -2 online group discussions (Foros) (5%) -Daily activities in MySpanishLab (15%) -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework (5%) -1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange (5%)
Exam Format:
-2-part midterm exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online) -2-part final exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online)
Class Format:
Online with handwritten exams
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
16 Homework Assignment(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: 1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange -2 online group discussions -Daily activities in MySpanishLab -Miscellaneous online exercises and homework
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33272/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2020  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (14064)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. Prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and dept consent
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu). Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14064/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2020  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (14065)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. Prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and dept consent
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu). Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14065/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2020  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (16391)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Wed 03:35PM - 05:30PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. Prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish and dept consent
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu). Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16391/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2019  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (17401)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 104
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu).
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17401/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2019  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (17402)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 32
Enrollment Status:
Closed (23 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu). Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17402/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2019  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (17403)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 003
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
Enrollment Status:
Closed (24 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu). Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17403/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2019  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (19890)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Mon, Wed 03:35PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 31
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
For students with almost no exposure to the Spanish language. If you have had no high school Spanish and are interested in taking 1001, you must get a permission number from the main office in 214 Folwell Hall. Permission numbers will be given starting the first day of registration for the entire University. Please bring a copy or email your high school transcript with you to the office. This class is only offered in Fall semester (spanport@umn.edu). Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19890/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2018  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (17650)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 5
Enrollment Status:
Closed (26 of 0 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 12. Call main department number 612-626-4629 to get Kathy L. Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17650/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2018  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (17651)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 30
Enrollment Status:
Closed (21 of 0 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 12. Call main department number 612-626-4629 to get Kathy L. Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17651/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2018  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (17653)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 355
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 0 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 12. Call main department number 612-626-4629 to get Kathy L. Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17653/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2018  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (20288)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Wed 06:00PM - 07:55PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
Enrollment Status:
Closed (23 of 0 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 12. Call main department number 612-626-4629 to get Kathy L. Further registration requirements at https://z.umn.edu/sppt-placement
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20288/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2017  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (14563)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 103
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 14. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14563/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2017  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (14564)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 16
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 14. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14564/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2017  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (14565)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 003
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 104
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14565/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2017  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (14566)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14566/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2017  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (17468)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed 06:00PM - 07:55PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 30
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17468/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2016  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (14739)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 14. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14739/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2016  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (14740)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 104
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 14. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14740/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2016  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (14741)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 003
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14741/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2016  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (14742)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14742/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2016  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (18308)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Mon, Wed 06:00PM - 07:55PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 103
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18308/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2015  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (12263)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12263/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2015  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (12264)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 103
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12264/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2015  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (12265)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 003
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 103
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12265/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2015  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (12266)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 105
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12266/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2015  |  SPAN 1001 Section 005: Beginning Spanish (34513)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 005
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Wed 06:00PM - 07:55PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 104
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings. prereq: Less than 2 yrs of high school Spanish, dept consent, no college-level Spanish
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting March 23. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34513/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (12396)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 103
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12396/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (12397)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12397/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (12398)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12398/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Fall 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (12399)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon, Wed 06:00PM - 08:20PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 121
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. Further registration requirements at spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is the first half of a year-long course designed for true beginners: students who have not taken Spanish before. It is open to students who have studied less than two years of high school Spanish and students who have been away from the study of Spanish for five years or more. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 takes a task-based, content-based, communicative approach to language learning and teaching. The course is taught mostly in Spanish. It focuses on the students? development of interpersonal speaking and listening skills, interpretive reading and listening skills, and presentational speaking and writing skills while working on an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The textbook, "Gente, tercera edicion? is accompanied by MySpanishLab (an online ?workbook?) and two video programs: Gente en Accion and Vistas Culturales. Most of class time is spent working in pairs and small groups on a variety of activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening in Spanish, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Homework, 10% Compositions, 30% Exams and Quizzes, 10% Partnered Exchanges, 5% Tarea Participation, 15% Final Exam
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing. A minimum of multiple choice & true-false items; an effort is made to encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays. 2 partnered exchanges
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
65% Small Group Activities Small group activities = Partner and small-group work
Workload:
10-20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
6 Paper(s)
4 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: Requires app. 60-180 min study per day outside of class including daily online exercises and weekly video worksheets (5-15 hrs./wk). Students will also complete two partnered exchanges.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/12399/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 March 2014

Summer 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section 050: Beginning Spanish (81327)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
NSC 5540 Section 001
NSC 5540 Section 002
NSC 5540 Section 003
NSC 5540 Section 004
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Summer Session 13 wk
 
05/27/2014 - 07/09/2014
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 09:05AM - 11:45AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 4
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
EMAIL SPANPORT@UMN.EDU to obtain a Permission Number!
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/81327/1145
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Summer 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section A97: Beginning Spanish (86445)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Times and Locations:
ODL Extended Reg Acad Session
 
05/19/2014 - 08/22/2014
Off Campus
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Department consent not required for this section. After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/86445/1145
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Spring 2014  |  SPAN 1001 Section A94: Beginning Spanish (63749)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Times and Locations:
ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Off Campus
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Department consent not required for this section. After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. VIsit "CIass URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. Spanish 1001 is a first-semester Spanish course developed for students with no previous or less than two years of language experience. The instruction and context are delivered by a combination of online activities.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: See attached syllabus
Exam Format:
Supervised, in-person exams
Class Format:
Online
Workload:
Other Workload: See attached syllabus
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/63749/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
20 November 2013

Fall 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section 001: Beginning Spanish (18121)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 120
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. For further registration information see spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18121/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Fall 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section 002: Beginning Spanish (18122)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 121
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. For further registration information see spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18122/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Fall 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section 003: Beginning Spanish (18123)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 315
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. For further registration information see spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18123/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Fall 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section 004: Beginning Spanish (18124)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
SPAN 4001 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Mon, Wed 06:00PM - 08:20PM
UMTC, East Bank
Akerman Hall 211
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 11. For further registration information see spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18124/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Fall 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section A91: Beginning Spanish (29283)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Times and Locations:
ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Off Campus
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Department consent not required for this section. After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. Visit "Class URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This five-credit course is designed for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. It focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing using a task-based approach.
Grading:
10% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Written Homework Other Grading Information: -8 spoken assignments (10%) -2 online group discussions (Foros) (5%) -Daily activities in MySpanishLab (15%) -Miscellaneous online exercises (5%) -1 online travelogue presentation (5%) -1 oral exchange (5%)
Exam Format:
-2-part midterm exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online) -2-part final exam (part 1 online in Moodle; part 2 is handwritten, proctored, not online)
Class Format:
Online with handwritten exams
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
16 Homework Assignment(s)
10 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: -1 online travelogue presentation -1 oral exchange -2 online group discussions -Daily activities in MySpanishLab -Miscellaneous online exercises
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/29283/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Summer 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section 050: Beginning Spanish (81856)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Summer Session 13 wk
 
05/28/2013 - 07/10/2013
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 09:05AM - 11:55AM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 3
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Must have Permission Number to register. Must take in conjunction with SPAN 1002-050. Permission Numbers available at 214 Folwell Hall starting April 9. For further registration information see spanport.umn.edu/language/permissions.html
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/81856/1135
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Summer 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section A97: Beginning Spanish (87294)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Times and Locations:
ODL Extended Reg Acad Session
 
05/20/2013 - 08/23/2013
Off Campus
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Department consent not required for this section. After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
Class Description:
This course is strictly for students who have less than two years of high school Spanish. Permission numbers are required in order to register for this course. Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 214 to obtain a permission number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "Gente" third ed (Tercera) is accompanied by a workbook. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.
Grading:
20% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
10% Class Participation
55% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: 10% listening and workbook exercises, 15% oral interview type evaluations, 10% written compositions and writing activities, 20% unit exams
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
5% Lecture
10% Discussion
1% Laboratory Group work, reading and related activities
Workload:
10/20 Pages Reading Per Week
6 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
Other Workload: 6 quizzes, 2 compositions, approximately 60-120 mins. study per day, 20 pages textbook and workbook exercises (5-10 hrs./wk)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87294/1135
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 July 2012

Spring 2013  |  SPAN 1001 Section A94: Beginning Spanish (59870)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Term Based Dist EducTelecom
Class Attributes:
College of Continuing Education
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
CCE-Independent and Dist Lrng
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Emphasizes development of communicative competence. Cultural readings.
Class Notes:
Multiple deadlines per week. Department consent not required for this section. After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission.
Class Description:
This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. VIsit "CIass URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. Spanish 1001 is a first-semester Spanish course developed for students with no previous or less than two years of language experience. The instruction and context are delivered by a combination of online activities.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: See attached syllabus
Exam Format:
All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. A minumum of multiple choice & true-false items; encourage the use of natural language by using short answers and essays; Two oral interviews.
Class Format:
Online
Workload:
Other Workload: See attached syllabus
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59870/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 January 2013

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